[T3] Ground for Fuel Pump Plug

[SCS Crewcab]

Thanks Marion, I appreciate the info. However, I think by time I drove 
to Orangeburg and back, it'd be cheaper to ship it!


On 7/15/2011 11:10 PM, Marion McDonald wrote:
> The nearest salvage yard that I am aware of near Atlanta (if you want to
> call this near) that has VW's is in Orangeburg, S. C.  This yard is
> exclusively ACVW, mostly T-1, but he had about a half dozen 1970+ T-3's when
> I was there last year.  He does not ship parts, so it is a day trip to get
> parts from Atlanta, but you can call him to see if he has what you need
> before making the trip.  Here is his contact information:
>
> Aubrey Watson
> 624 Bair Road
> Orangeburg SC 29115
> 803-534-4923
> Cell/803-707-5303
>
> Marion McDonald
> Lawrenceville, Ga.
> 71 T3 FB
> 65 T1
> 60 T1
>
>
> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:31:04 -0400
> From: SCS Crewcab<scscrewcab at bellsouth.net>
> To: type3 list<type3 at vwtype3.org>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Ground for Fuel Pump Plug
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> I forgot to answer the question about sources for a gas tank in ATL. I
> did call Tim's VW in Austell and the number has been disconnected. To my
> knowledge, that is the only VW salvage yard in the city. I could call
> other salvage yards but, I would probably have to explain to them what a
> ** Type 3 ** VW was. If anyone else knows of a yard that specializes in
> VW's in the Atlanta area. Let me know.
>
> On 7/15/2011 1:18 PM, SCS Crewcab wrote:
>> That makes sense, the spare looked like it had only been on the car
>> for about 6 months where mine was adorned with 40 years of road goo.
>> Also,  on mine, no spark at all when I touched the neg to ground. On
>> the spare, a bright spark. And, on both, I got the shock when I
>> touched neg to ground not, when I removed it. It was a very hot day
>> and, my hand was wet from sweat. Maybe the electrons got confused and
>> couldn't decide to ground through me or the car or both. I was worried
>> the winding had shorted to ground someway.
>>
>>
>> On 7/15/2011 12:28 PM, Jim Adney wrote:
>>> On 15 Jul 2011 at 12:14, SCS Crewcab wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sure, I think you should be in the $50 range for shipping with the fuel
>>>> surcharge. I'll get solid length and weight on it today.
>>> That will be helpful, but keep in mind that it will be larger and
>>> somewhat heavier once it is boxed.
>>>
>>>> Both of my fuel pumps were bad. The spare I had doesn't have a 311 part
>>>> number though. It looks just like mine except it's about an inch
>>>> shorter.
>>> They didn't get a VW part number stamped on them unless they were
>>> sold thru the VW distribution network. This is probably a later
>>> replacement pump, sold by a Bosch dealer. It should be a good pump
>>> with a correct Bosch part number.
>>>
>>>> Also, on both, as I was holding them in my bare hand, when I touched
>>>> the negative terminal to ground, I got a shock. Does that mean the
>>>> motor is bad on both of them?
>>> Not sure what the whole picture is, but it's probably a good sign. I
>>> gather that you got a spark and the shock came when you disconnected
>>> the wire and the inductance thru the armature gave you an inductive
>>> kick that was what you felt.
>>>
>>> If you want to send both to me that would probably make sure that I
>>> could rebuild you at least one good one.
>>>
>
>
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